Note: All shoes listed below are SIZE 10US +/- half a size.

It’s no secret that pretty much all LeBrons share the same bad quality – weight. Simply put, they are heavy. However, there are lots of myths and legends about it. In order to speak the truth we, here at NikeLeBron.net, wanna give into your hands an in-depth guide that answers all the questions concerning this matter. If you look at LeBron James – The Chosen One – it’s no-brainer that these shoes are built to support his frame and style of “Point Forward” play – a Point Guard in Power Forward’s body. King’s sneakers must give best support and maximum performance so a little extra weight is a fair trade off, one might say. Unfortunately, great majority of us mere mortals and LeBron’s wannabes don’t come anywhere near that. Some are bothered by the weight and some not, but with all the incorrect data around the Internet you will learn the facts here. Below you will find data and measurements that cover the whole Nike LeBron family plus some other Nike Basketball kicks used as a reference. Among them you will find some of the lightest shoes out there (Nike Hyperdunk, Nike Zoom Kobe III, Nike Huarache 2k4) to show how far the LeBrons land. There are some heavier shoes too (f.e. Nike Foamposite) to give you a full review of things. Basically there are five groups of basketball shoes:

• Heavy: 551 grams and above.
• Normal: 501-550 grams.
• Lightweight: 451-500 grams.
• Feather: 401-450 grams.
• Ultralight: 400 grams and below.

Apart from the data alone, there are some other factors that make shoes lightweight or not – Comfort & Fit. It’s very important to understand that if a shoe is heavy, but has an improved Fit you won’t notice all the extra weight. On the other hand light shoes can also feel like boots if they don’t work as an extend of the foot and allow too much movement inside, which is crucial. One of the examples to show it are III’s and IV’s – the heaviest shoes in the listing. Many believe that III’s are last, although once you see the stats below you will learn they are 20 grams lighter. The IV’s get the edge due to the awesome Fit & Comfort achieved by the Foamposite technology and Full-length Zoom Air insole. Also, one of the other myths around is the Zoom LeBron II being very light in comparision with 20.5.5′s or Soldiers. The ballistic mesh used in II’s may give that impression, but again, once you browse through the data below you will know they are divided by the smallest of margins.